noun
Meaning 1
A draught; a gulp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland
Examples
- A slock of wine.
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Standard Lemma guide
slock
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Pronunciation
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/slɒk/
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rhymes with -ɒk
noun
Meaning 2
An improvised weapon consisting of a padlock placed in a sock, common in prison environments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, slang
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verb
Meaning 3
To swallow, gulp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland
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verb
Meaning 4
To poach (a servant) from another household.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: West-Country, obsolete, slang, transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To entice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Cornwall, transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To strike with a slock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, slang
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verb
Meaning 7
To hunt (wild game) with preindustrial tools such as spears, blowguns, slingshots, arrows, crossbows, or others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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History
Etymology
Cognate with German Schluck (“a draught; a gulp”), Dutch slok (“a draught; a gulp”).
Blend of sock + lock.
Coined or popularized by Tim Wells, who is widely known among hunters for this style of hunting.